CORRECT LYRICS
Lyrics : Truth Be Told (Live)
Hey I wanna sing a song for you right now that's pretty much my autobiography
I grew up a good preacher's kid and over time I've developed this skill, this unwanted skill
It served me all my life, but it is no way to live my life
It's the ability to be a pretender\
Even at a young age I knew what people expected of me
And I feel that pressure to be perfect
So I knew how to put a smile on, I knew how to quote the right scripturеs, raise my hand during the worship servicе so that mom, dad and the congregation would look at me and think "Alright, he's on the right path. He's setting the example, he's a good Christian."
But did you know that it's possible to look the part and not necessarily be living the part
I wonder if you know exactly what I'm talking about
Fast-forward, I grew up and became a Christian singer doing nice Christian concerts and at nice Christian churches for nice Christian people
And I wonder how many out there in the crowd every night feel that same pressure that I feel
The pressure to highlight the good stuff about us
And hide the rest of it away
That's what shame does you know
That's what Satan does
But what the last thing this hurting world needs to see is a Christian pretending to be perfect
What they need to see is people like you and me leading the way with our brokenness
Saying "Hey I'm far from perfect, but let me tell you about a perfect God who loves me just as I am and who's making me more like Him every single day."
That's what grace does
Grace lifts the pressure of perfection of our shoulders
And tells us that were free now, free to let the truth be known
Lie number 1 you’re supposed to have it all together
And when they ask how you’re doing just smile and tell them “never better”
Lie number 2 everybody’s life is perfect except yours
So keep your messes and your wounds and your secrets safe with you behind closed doors
I grew up a good preacher's kid and over time I've developed this skill, this unwanted skill
It served me all my life, but it is no way to live my life
It's the ability to be a pretender\
Even at a young age I knew what people expected of me
And I feel that pressure to be perfect
So I knew how to put a smile on, I knew how to quote the right scripturеs, raise my hand during the worship servicе so that mom, dad and the congregation would look at me and think "Alright, he's on the right path. He's setting the example, he's a good Christian."
But did you know that it's possible to look the part and not necessarily be living the part
I wonder if you know exactly what I'm talking about
Fast-forward, I grew up and became a Christian singer doing nice Christian concerts and at nice Christian churches for nice Christian people
And I wonder how many out there in the crowd every night feel that same pressure that I feel
The pressure to highlight the good stuff about us
And hide the rest of it away
That's what shame does you know
That's what Satan does
But what the last thing this hurting world needs to see is a Christian pretending to be perfect
What they need to see is people like you and me leading the way with our brokenness
Saying "Hey I'm far from perfect, but let me tell you about a perfect God who loves me just as I am and who's making me more like Him every single day."
That's what grace does
Grace lifts the pressure of perfection of our shoulders
And tells us that were free now, free to let the truth be known
Lie number 1 you’re supposed to have it all together
And when they ask how you’re doing just smile and tell them “never better”
Lie number 2 everybody’s life is perfect except yours
So keep your messes and your wounds and your secrets safe with you behind closed doors
